Truth that Makes a Difference

Finding meaning in life, marriage, and faith

Shouldn’t Spouses Be Compatible?

March 4, 2014

Compatibility.  It’s the idea that if you can find a person with similar personality traits, similar interests, similar backgrounds, etc. then there will be a higher probability of the relationship … Read more

Good Guy or Bad Guy?

February 27, 2014

Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys?  In the old westerns, all you had to do was see who was wearing the white hat and who … Read more

How Do You Find The Sweet Spot In Marriage?

February 25, 2014

There’s a sweet spot to many things in life.  There’s a sweet spot on a baseball bat that sends the ball over the fence.  There’s a sweet spot for musicians … Read more

Facing the Winds of Life

February 20, 2014

I grew up in the country with a lot of farmland and a lot of barns.  On top of most of those barns was a weather vane.  The weather vane … Read more

How Can You Sleep At A Time Like This?

February 17, 2014

When I was young, I fell asleep while a dentist was working on my teeth.  I had not been given anything to relax me.  I just fell asleep.  The dentist … Read more

As Good As Sex…Almost

February 17, 2014

It was the biggest ice storms in ten years.  Our power went out around 8:30 in the evening, so we lit candles and fired up the gas log in the … Read more

What Is Your Benchmark?

February 12, 2014

Surveyors use a benchmark to determine clear boundaries.  A benchmark is a point of reference from which everything else is measured.  It’s a point that’s unchanging and immovable, because a … Read more